This week, Reuters resumes its series about South Sudan and whether the world’s newest nation has a chance at success. South Sudan has 7 billion barrels in proven reserves – enough to meet the oil needs of the United States for a year. How the fledgling country uses its oil has continued to divide South Sudan and its old rulers in the north. A dispute with Khartoum led the government in Juba to shut down its wells in January, driving both countries’ economies into crisis. A new agreement should soon have oil flowing again. But South Sudan has yet to settle how it will manage its oil. Defining its relationship with its biggest investor China will be crucial. In more than 20 interviews, officials, diplomats, analysts and oil executives highlighted China’s sometimes uneasy but always central role in South Sudan’s most important industry.
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2. Special Report – After southern split, Sudan stumbles
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The loss of the south has left Sudan poorer, weaker and more unstable. By Ulf Laessing. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The birth of South Sudan last year created two new nations: the south itself and a new, smaller version of Sudan, the state from which the …